Sustainable Forestry Funds 2011/12 is intended as a reference work and guide to those funds and other investment vehicles that invest in timberland and other forestry assets. Such assets offer investors: valuable diversification benefits; a hedge against inflation; and, historically, attractive returns compared to other investments of comparable risk. In addition, other drivers have recently come to the fore: pressure to reduce the use of fossil fuels is boosting demand for woody biomass; the importance of forests in storing carbon dioxide is being rewarded by the issuance of tradable carbon credits; and, as a renewable material, timber can replace non-renewable resources such as plastics, concrete and steel. This transformation of the forestry market explains the timing of this publication. It is intended primarily as a guide for timberland owners, institutional investors and others interested in the numerous goods and services provided by forests. The directory lists only those funds and other investment vehicles that are open to institutional investors and that also manage their assets according to explicit sustainability criteria. It is not comprehensive, as some funds restrict the information they are prepared to disclose publicly, while others attract investments mainly via confidential private placements and others are permitted only to solicit investments from a limited number of countries.

Fler böcker av Robert O'Sullivan

The global climate change problem has finally entered the world's consciousness. While efforts to find a solution have increased momentum, international attention has focused primarily on the industrial and energy sectors. The forest, and land-use...